City Council is not scheduled to meet this week.
Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 10 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
NOTE: The Planning and Development Board will meet jointly with the Zoning and Planning Committee for the public hearings on the following three items:
- Public Hearing on a request for discussion and possible amendments to remove or reduce parking minimums for commercial uses in commercial centers in commercial centers, with a focus on BU1 and BU2 districts
- Public Hearing on a request for discussion and possible amendments to remove or reduce parking minimums for commercial uses in commercial centers not within BU1 and BU2 districts, including possible amendments to the table of required parking minimums
- Request for amendments to Chapter 30 Zoning to create a new Adult Day Care use
- Request for a discussion and possible amendments to Chapter 30 Zoning to allow additions to buildings with existing nonconforming height that increase the nonconforming height but do not go higher than the existing ridgeline.
- Update on Short-term rental ordinance compliance and enforcement.
- Requesting discussion and possible amendments to policies for abutter notifications for proposed large projects.
- Reappointment of Scott Friedman to the Newtonville Historic District Commission.
Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 10 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Reappointment of Shawn Murphy as a Constable
- Authorization to transfer $8,000 from the H-P Fines – Disability Commissioner Account to conduct holiday targeted enforcement of the accessible parking violations from November 8 through December 26, 2025
- Request to amend city ordinances to modernize parking fines in line with surrounding communities and to deter unsafe parking
- Request for a discussion and possible ordinance change on residential parking programs and fee structures and whether these need adjustment. (NOTE: Public Safety & Transportation Approved 7-0, Subject to 2nd call and refer the item to the Finance Committee, on 10-22-25)
- Request to appropriate and expend $1,650,000 from June 30, 2025 Certified Free Cash to support the City’s Vehicle Replacement Program
- CPC recommendation to appropriate $1,997,000 in CPA Historic Resource funding for a grant to the West Newton Cinema Foundation for their Building Stabilization project
- Request for a discussion and review of Newton’s Workers’ Compensation Program on behalf of the Finance Committee
- Request for a fact finding and discussion regarding a workers’ compensation claim filed by Loretta Busa
- Request to correct a previously approved Council Order by $450 for the use of various Mitigation funds for a variety of inflow and infiltration projects
Chair’s note: A motion for Executive Session may be entertained for the following item:
- Request to expend $17,290.73 from the Legal Claims/Settlements for the full and final settlement of Amica Ins. a/s/o Barbara Murphy v. City of Newton
